The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has urged the newly elected national executives to provide credible alternatives to address the cost of living, create jobs, improve education and tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Aside from that, he said, the John Boadu-led administration must reach out to all factions in the party to heal any wounds that have kept some party faithful away from the party’s activities.
That would make the NPP competitive for the 2028 general election, he said in an interview.
Context
The NPP held its annual national delegates conference at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on October 3, 2026, to elect new national officers to steer the party for the next four years.
More than 7,000 delegates participated in the conference, during which a former General Secretary of the party, Mr Boadu, was elected as National Chairman with 2,888 votes, defeating Boakye Agyarko, who polled 2,408 votes, Paul Afoko and Sammy Crabbe.
The incumbent General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, retained his position as General Secretary with a commanding 4,486 votes, while Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, was elected as First Vice-Chairman; Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, became Second Vice-Chairman. Nana Akomea was elected Third Vice-Chairman.
The National Organiser position was won by Daniel Titus-Glover, Alfred Thompson as Treasurer, Mavis Hawa Koomson as Women's Organiser, Abanga Yakubu as Youth Organiser, and Dennis Miracles Aboagye as Communications Director.
Mr Acquah said the numbers tell a deeper story, explaining that although Chairman Boadu won, the combined votes of his opponents (3,239) exceeded his own.
That, he said, meant that more than half of the delegates walked into Baba Yara wanting change in a different direction.
“If the new leadership ignores that signal, it will be a mistake.
The task ahead is therefore not celebration, but reconciliation,” he stated.
The Akim Oda legislature said it was important that the new national executives inform the party faithful of the truth about why the party lost the 2024 elections, the low turnout in the party’s strongholds, and the general apathy among the youth.
Polling stations
Mr Acquah said that after that, the party should return to the polling stations, engage not only party members but the electorate as a whole, and not sit on television and radio stations talking.
He said the leadership must also find ways of restoring party discipline and credible financing to win back the trust through humility and being present with the people.
“The real work begins now. If John Boadu and Justin Kodua can unite this party, the elephant can be competitive again in 2028,” he stated.
